Quarter-boot for horses



(No Model.)

B. A. LEONHAR-D.

QUARTER BOOT ,FOR HORSES. No. 339,995. Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

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UNITED STATES EMIL A. LEONHARD,

OF DAYTON, OHIO.

QUARTER-BOOT FOR HORSES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,995, dated April 131886.

Serial No. 180,373. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMIL A. LEONI-IARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Quarter-Boots forHorses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which forms a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in quarter-boots for horses, inwhich the boot consists of two parts or sections cut out of a singlepiece of leather. The upper serves to protect the pastern-joint and thelower the heel against blows from the toes of the hind feet, saidsections being buckled independently about the said parts.

The accompanying drawing is a front view of the quarter-boot.

The part or section A has acircular lower edge, with the exception ofthe part 0, which extends about midway into the lower part or section,B. At T T a small portion is cut out, to render the under surfaceslightly concave. The upper edge is likewise circular, with the cornersrounded off. This part is lined with chamois-skin, I, which projectsabove the upper edge thereof and serves to prevent irritation of thepastern-joint.

E is the strap holding the buckle, which is sewed to the upperright-hand corner, and to the opposite corner is sewed the strap D, withholes to engage the buckle.

The part or section B has a circular edge of greater diameter than theupper section, and the lower edge is curved somewhat from a straightline from point to point. This section is lined with a light but firmerskin, and extends behind the part 0, as indicated by dotted line at L.The other dotted lines of the drawing illustrate the stitching.

At the right end is attached the strap G, that holds the buckle, and onthe opposite end is the strap F, with holes for attachment to thebuckle.

I am aware that quarterlooots for horses have been constructed withsections flexibly connected, similar to that herein described; but theconnections were sewed on and were liable to rip, and to offer anobstruction which would be hit in over-reaching, and tend to thedestruction of the boot. In my construction, with one piece of leather,a broad smooth piece of leather which is sufficiently flexible ispresent for contact with the hind foot.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

In a quarter-boot for horses, the section A, with extension 0 andsection B, cut out of one piece of leather, and independent fasteningsto bind the upper section about the pastern-joint and the lower sectionabout the hoof, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EMIL A. LEONHARD.

IVitncsses: B. PIOKERING, S. RUFUS J ONES.

